Reports

Key Messages The Intertropical Front (ITF) continued its northward ascent in the eastern part of the Sahel and is above its normal position. At the same time, it reached its normal position across the western part of…

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides a set of charts showing…

Highlights The food inflation index decreased to 39.53 percent in July 2024 from 40.87 percent in June 2024 (a difference of 1.34 percent) due to a decline in the average price of some commodities. In July 2024,…

Highlights • 57 new suspected cases were reported in Epi week 34, 2024, compared with 25 cases reported in the previous week (Epi week 33) • Eight (8) confirmed cases were reported in week 34 compared with one…

Heavy rainfall has been affecting northern Nigeria since 20 August, causing floods that have resulted in casualties and damage. According to International Rescue Committee (IRC), as of 2 September, at least 170 people died, 205,338 have been…

Led by the World Food Programme (WFP), the ETS was activated in North-East Nigeria in November 2016 in response to the protection crisis. ETS Nigeria SitReps are issued monthly. Highlights The ETS received critical funding of US$153,000 from…

Abuja, Nigeria, September 2, 2024 — Heavy rainfall has been affecting northern Nigeria, causing floods that have resulted in hundreds of lives lost and significant damage to homes and farmlands, impacting more than half a million…

Key Messages Seasonal forecasts of agro-hydro-climatic characteristics for the Sahelian and Sudanian zones of West Africa and the Sahel (PRESASS 2024) predicted above-average cumulative rainfall for the June-August period in flood-prone areas. According to rainfall data from…

Highlights In the context of conflict, insecurity, population displacement, disease outbreaks, and food crisis in the BAY States, the government and its partners have been investing in efforts to address the needs of the population including those…

ABUJA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$ 1 million contribution by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance to severely food-insecure people in…